I. noun
1.
a group of persons of or regarded as of common ancestry
traditionally all people belong to the family of Noah
Synonyms: clan, folk, house, kin, kindred, lineage, race, stock, tribe
Related Word: brood, dynasty, line, stirp, strain; issue, offspring, progeny
Idioms: kith and kin, one's own flesh and blood
2.
a group of usually related persons living in one house and under one head
was the only child in her family
Synonyms: folks, house, household, ménage
II. adjective
Synonyms: domestic 1, home, household